Google Map with some bells and whistles

Are there any tutorials out there that show how to make a map like this where a user can type in their zip code and it’ll show them how many applicable choices are nearby?

http://la.truxmap.com/

Have a look at this page as well. They give a quite detailed description of how to integrate such a functionality.

http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/tutorials/interactive-travel-map-google-maps-api/

Thanks!

Google API! program it how you want it and what you want to display. Endless options!

http://code.google.com/

and

http://code.google.com/apis/maps/index.html

Thanks!